JAMDA
October 27, 2016
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JAMDA
July 25, 2020
Characteristics of Patients with Late-Stage Parkinsonism Who are Nursing Home Residents Compared with those Living at Home
To determine clinical characteristics and treatment complications of patients with late-stage Parkinsonism living in nursing homes compared with those living at home.
JAMDA
January 16, 2025
Transitions to Nursing Homes among Residents of Assisted Living and Community-Dwelling Home Care Recipients
To examine transitions to a nursing home among residents of assisted living relative to community-dwelling home care recipients.
JAMDA
July 5, 2018
Socioeconomic and Geographic Disparities in Accessing Nursing Homes With High Star Ratings
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nursing Home Compare (NHC) serves as the most comprehensive repository of Medicaid- and/or Medicare-certified nursing homes providing services to approximately 1.4 million US residents. A gap in the literature exists in understanding on the national level wh...
JAMDA
December 23, 2021
High-Quality Nursing Home and Palliative Care—One and the Same
Many individuals receiving post-acute and long-term care services in nursing homes have unmet palliative and end-of-life care needs. Hospice has been the predominant approach to meeting these needs, although hospice services generally are available only to long-term care residents with a limited prognosis ...
JAMDA
December 18, 2015
Recommendations From the International Consortium on Professional Nursing Practice in Long-Term Care Homes
In response to the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics' global agenda for clinical research and quality of care in long-term care homes (LTCHs), the International Consortium on Professional Nursing Practice in Long Term Care Homes (the Consortium) was formed to develop nursing lead...
JAMDA
February 1, 2024
Bridging Hospital and Nursing Home: Collaboration for Smoother Transitions and Reduced Hospitalizations
The exigencies of managing acutely ill residents within nursing homes have led to an increase in ambulance conveyances to the emergency department. This is further compounded by a shortage of adequately trained nursing staff and on-site physicians available around the clock. An acute regional hospital, str...
JAMDA
December 22, 2015
Impact of Symptoms and Care Practices on Nursing Home Residents at the End of Life: A Rating by Front-line Care Providers
Burdensome symptoms and potentially inappropriate care practices are common at the end of life for nursing home residents. Appropriately managing symptoms and limiting aggressive care practices is key to high-quality end-of-life care. Little research is available, however, on the opinions of nursing home c...
JAMDA
August 3, 2020
Finding the Right Balance: An Evidence-Informed Guidance Document to Support the Re-Opening of Canadian Nursing Homes to Family Caregivers and Visitors during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
During the first few months of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Canadian nursing homes implemented strict no-visitor policies to reduce the risk of introducing COVID-19 in these settings. There are now growing concerns that the risks associated with restricted access to family caregivers a...
JAMDA
July 5, 2015